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The people behind your iPad: The bosses
Rob Schmitz Apr 13, 2012
Marketplace's Rob Schmitz was offered a rare glimpse into the world of Apple's usually secret supply chain. Here's the story of the people who help run Apple's Chinese producer, Foxconn.
The people behind your iPad: The workers
Rob Schmitz Apr 11, 2012
What's life like for the thousands of workers who assemble your Apple products? Marketplace’s Rob Schmitz gained rare access to Apple’s production line at a Foxconn plant in China.
Brewing companies look to up their game in China
David Brancaccio Apr 10, 2012
Bloomberg News reports that local beer in China tends go for the equivalent of about 30 cents a can, so there's the push is on for super fancy high end beer like... Budweiser.
Funny-looking clam fetches top dollar in China
Ashley Ahearn Apr 10, 2012
Poachers ply the waters of the Pacific Northwest to cash in on demand for geoducks.
China sets up rare earths industry association
David Brancaccio Apr 9, 2012
China -- which controls 90 percent of the rare earths market -- looks to finally consolidate and streamline the sector there.
Inside Foxconn as iPads get made
John Moe Apr 10, 2012
Marketplace’s China correspondent travels where few have gone before and visits the production line.
A look inside a Foxconn factory
Rob Schmitz Apr 5, 2012
Marketplace's Rob Schmitz is one of the few reporters to gain access into a Foxconn factory. He discusses what working conditions were like for the workers there.
China's premier calls for break up of bank monopoly
Stacey Vanek Smith Apr 4, 2012
A top Chinese official called for the country to crack down on its bank monopoly. Small businesses have had trouble getting loans and that's putting a damper on China's growth.
Reporter's Notebook: From both sides of the gates of Foxconn
Rob Schmitz Apr 5, 2012
Marketplace's Rob Schmitz takes you behind the scenes of Foxconn for exclusive access into what life is like for the workers who help assemble your Apple products.
Foxconn, Apple agree to improve worker conditions
Rob Schmitz Mar 30, 2012
Foxconn says it'll hike pay and limit work hours after an investigation found the firm was regularly violating labor rules.
